Lhota was quickly confirmed by the State Senate after Cuomo’s appointment Wednesday, just making the cut before the end of the legislative session in Albany. The MTA has been without a permanent chair and CEO since Tom Prendergast stepped down in early 2017.

“I am as frustrated as everyone else is, and more frustrated because I know the MTA can do so much better,” Lhota told senators during his confirmation hearing via Skype. Lawmakers’ only hesitation about the MTA chairman’s return was Lhota’s decision to keep his job as senior vice-president of NYU Langone Medical Center, reports the New York Daily News. Lhota says he will hire an executive director to take care of the day-to-day, and that he’ll serve for a salary of a $1 per year. So put those subway cats on notice.